I have only sailed the Severne Fox 105 a few time but I thought I would give a first impression. On the first session conditions started quite light (15-18 knots) but the forecast was for stronger conditions to happen later so I rigged a 6.2. Initially I had to pump onto the plane and had to wait to get back into the straps as the board accelerated. These were pretty light conditions but the board still planed pretty easily. I felt pretty comfortable with just the front foot in the straps some of the time, the extra vee seems to really soak up the bumps (there was an outgoing tide which made things a little rougher than you would expect in that wind strength). In these lighter conditions the board feels pretty light and manoeuvrable underfoot. As the wind filled in the board really starts to ride more off the tail and the stronger conditions seem to unlock more and more speed potential. My fastest runs were in wind conditions in the high twenty knot range. I didn't bother to change sails as control was never a problem and as the tide dropped conditions smoothed out a bit. I had a second session out in the ocean with a small swell running. In these conditions the speed of the board becomes quite apparent but it is quite happy ride over the swells without needing to jump. I rode a couple of small waves close to shore and there is enough manoeuvrability to have a bit of fun. This is no waveboard but it is pretty adaptable, it has plenty of speed and really banks into the gybes, there is a temptation to really corner sharply as there is so much grip but my fastest corners were where I didn't push to hard and just let the board do the work.